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aer⋅o⋅bi⋅o⋅sis

[air-oh-bahy-oh-sis]
–noun Biology.
life in an environment containing oxygen or air.

Origin:
1895–1900; < NL; see aero-, -biosis


aer⋅o⋅bi⋅ot⋅ic [air-oh-bahy-ot-ik] , adjective
aer⋅o⋅bi⋅ot⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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Main Entry: aero·bi·o·sis
Pronunciation: "ar-O-bI-'O-s&s, "er-, -bE-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural aero·bi·o·ses /-"sEz/
: life in the presence of air or oxygen —aero·bi·ot·ic /-'ät-ik/ adjectiveaero·bi·ot·i·cal·ly /-i-k(&-)lE/ adverb
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aerobiosis aer·o·bi·o·sis (âr'ō-bī-ō'sĭs)
n.
Life sustained by an organism in the presence of air or oxygen.

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